Epilepsy pioneer elected 21st president of the Australian Academy of Science

About this episode

Sam Berkovic discusses his election as the 21st president of the Australian Academy of Science and the challenges facing the organization.

This month Sam Berkovic becomes the 21st president of the Australian Academy of Science. He chats with Robyn Williams about the challenges for science and the Academy.

People in this episode

Host: Robyn Williams

Guest: Sam Berkovic

Topics covered

• epilepsy
• science leadership
• Australian Academy of Science
• challenges in science
• medical research

Keywords

• epilepsy
• science
• leadership
• Australian Academy of Science
• medical research
• Sam Berkovic
• Robyn Williams

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Organizations: Australian Academy of Science

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